The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-27
ON THE TENTED FIELD.
The Disposition of the G. A.
R. at st. Louis.
A GRAND TIME ANTICIPATED.
The Camps are Full of Pathetic
Meeting, After Years of separa-
tion-Other Notes.
The G. A. r. Jamboree.

. ST. LOUIS, September ga feature OF
this encampment is the sheltering OF
large numbers of old veterans IN tents.
It was tried at each encampment before
in small numbers. The plan gave such
satisfaction and pleasure that 1t was de-
cided thus to house the vast numbers,
and the executive committees arranged
to care for a greater concourse OF
people on the field than has ever before
been attempted in any land, except in
times of war. Perhaps 10 canvas CITY
of such proportions has ever been built
in so short time; within two months,
$500 tents with ample room for $4,000
soldiers, more than there are in the en-
tire United States army, have been put
together and are now pitched in the ten
beautiful parks of the city, all
within a radius OF two miles.
The headquarters are connected by
telegraph and there are convenient
dining halls. A bale of straw makes
mattresses for each tent; the bed the
soldier brings is strapped on his nap.
sack or a grip; 500 of these are pitched
800 in Hyde Park, 500 in Washington
Park, $50 in Carr Place, 700 in st.
Louis Park, 300 in Jackson Park; $50 in
Forest Park, $50 around the Court
House and other places, and 100 in the
heart of the city. For several days the
deserted walks and white coverings
were more like city of tho
dead, but tonight a large army
of joyial and tired spirits crowd
the way. The doubt would the boys
take to te is has bren dispelled, for on
q mizzling and rainy day, more applica-
tions for such shelter have been made
than tents are ready for, but the neigh
borhood hotels and boarding houses
offer relief for the surplus. In many
cases the veterans will stop1n camp and
house their families near by. Prepara-
tions within the tents this evening re
veal touching scene. The warrior
citizen only knows the feelings of such
glorious "reminiscences. Ever and anon
surging crowds upon the street pause
to hear the bugle call and then the
stentorian voice calling out the name
of the company, regiment and State.
These camps are full of pathetic meet
ings after years of separation, and 1T Is
this that draws so manv thousands of
bows in blue together. The great camp
is a success and will become part of the
G.. A. R. encampment of the future.
Frank P. Blair, post, besides the
usual reception of visitors to-day,
marched to the residence of the widow
ofGeneral F. P. Blair, at noon. and pre-
scented, her with amedalTecentya adopted
by the post, bearing as medallion the
head of her late husband. In return
Mrs. Blair presented to the post the
flag of the Seventeenth Army Corps,
commanded By General Blair during
the latter part of the war.
All the afternoon and evening the ar
rivals of veterans and their families
in squads, groups, posts and divisions,
by regular and excursion trains,
and by steamboat have been in
cessant. They have marched through
the muddy streets in spite of the rain.
Owing to many such unorgsnized de-
tachments failing to report, all at
tempts to keep a record or make an
estimate of their numbers have
failed, though those in charge
are satisfied that very many more
than were counted upon have
come. Every department reports moe
men either here or coming than were
at first announced, and it is safe to say
that the grand parade will be unprece-
dentedly large and imposing. This
evening the visitors were entertained
by receptions at various post head
quarters. Their halls are beautifully
decorated and have been thrown open
all day, and many comrades have &C
cepted their hospitality. at Ransom,
the post band enlivened Dc scene with
martial music and the United States
Grant Post, of Elizabeth, n. j., pre-
scented Ransom post with a handsome
oil painting of General Ransom. The
Blair Post were greeted by number
of speeches, and were partic-
ularly aroused by Corporal Tan.
ner, who touched on the flag issue
of the president, and the possible
insult to The Grand Army; Lyon Has
sendenbel, and Harding posts also kept
open house to all the visitors. Owing
to the inclemency Of the weather the
committee doubted the expediency OF
the parade to morrow, and this even
ing it was agreed that in case of driz-
zllng or light rain, the parade should
take place as on the programme, but in
case it was impossible to form, or the
ranks we're broken by heavy rain, the
parade would be postponed until
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
In the event of postponement, the
annual encampment of the session
proper Will not begin until $50 Wednes
day.
General Lucius Fairchild, Adjutant
General Grady and others of his staff,
arrived this evening. He was met at
the depot by General GrieT and mounted
staff, and was escorted to his quarters
at the Southern Hotel.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin came with
the cOmmander-in-c chiefs party. Mrs.
Elizabeth Del Arc Kline, national pres
ident of the Womans Relief Corps, ar
rived from San Francisco this afternoon
a NASAL I'M ECTOR free with each
bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy.
Price Sc cents. For sale at A. c. Smith
& 20. 5 Drug Store. Is
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